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Briarcliff Manor does the important things well, at a cost. Health is its strong suit (A+). Incomes is a strength too — the median household earns $230K. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.2 million, 11.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Overall, that makes an A−, good for 179th of 745 in New York. That leaves it better than 78% of U.S. towns. Pocantico Park, at 64 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The town is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
Where Briarcliff Manor beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Briarcliff Manor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.2% | 12.8% |
5.5% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Briarcliff Manor is from typical.
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Census counts: 950 in 1910, 7,569 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1848 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Briarcliff Manor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw26 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw27 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Briarcliff Manor, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Briarcliff Manor.
Briarcliff Manor has less tooth loss than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York and has a long record of flood insurance claims.
At 11.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $1.17M) costs more against local pay than in 96% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 45% in five years, to about $1.17M, against 30% across New York.
Home values are up 10% over the year to September 2026. In Briarcliff Manor, the midpoint rent is $2,433 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,098 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 83% of households live in a home they own locally.
| Briarcliff Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,433 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The density of trails for Briarcliff Manor comes to 1.7 miles per square mile. Trails run 12 miles in 6 parks and preserves.
| Briarcliff Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pocantico Park | 1.5 mi | 64 |
| 2. Old Croton Aqueduct State Park | 0.8 mi | 10 |
| 3. Pocantico Lake County Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 4.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide. Against the 598 U.S. towns with household incomes like Briarcliff Manor’s, it is healthier than 79%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
27% of Briarcliff Manor adults feel lonely, against 32% in New York’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. The share of adults in Briarcliff Manor who say their health is fair or poor: 10%. Of 32 CDC measures, Briarcliff Manor beats the New York average on 26 and trails it on 2. Among 755 New York towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Briarcliff Manor.
| Briarcliff Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Briarcliff Manor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.2% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
84 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Briarcliff Manor than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, Briarcliff Manor has seen 84 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 70% come from inland flooding and 10% from hurricanes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
27.7% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
The median commute is under 22 miles. 7.1% of Briarcliff Manor residents live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Briarcliff Manor to do it: just 4% work in town. The average trip to work here is 37 minutes.
| Briarcliff Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $230,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 28% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Briarcliff Manor's reported crime rate is well below New York's. For Briarcliff Manor, the property crime rate is 1.8 per 1,000 residents. No violent crimes were reported in 2025. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Briarcliff Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
27 within 15 miles of the center of Briarcliff Manor
About 5 of every 100 Briarcliff Manor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 notable people were born in Briarcliff Manor.
Village in New York, US
Briarcliff Manor () is a suburban village in Westchester County, New York, United States, 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City. It is on 5.9 square miles (15 km2) of land on the east bank of the Hudson River, geographically shared by the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining. Briarcliff Manor includes the communities of Scarborough and Chilmark, and is served by the Scarborough station of the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line. A section of the village, including buildings and homes covering 376 acres (152 ha), is part of the Scarborough Historic District and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The village motto is "A village between two rivers", reflecting Bri…
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5 towns share a border with Briarcliff Manor.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briarcliff Manor | #179 | A− | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Ossining | #258 | B+ | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Mount Pleasant | #90 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Ossining | #433 | B− | D− | — | C− | A |
| Clarkstown | #201 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A |
| Upper Nyack | — | — | D− | — | A− | A+ |
Upper Nyack has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Briarcliff Manor, Ossining, Mount Pleasant, Ossining and Upper Nyack report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Briarcliff Manor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Briarcliff Manor grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #179 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
5 notable people were born here, including Daniel Casper and Bobby Blevins.
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